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Bassa Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Are these sentences correct?

I'm not going to open the door because I know that Robert with you.

I'm not going to open the door beacuse I know Robert with you.
  

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I'm not going to open the door because I know Robert is with you. I'm not going to open the door because I know that Robert is with you. The first is preferred in formal writing.

— Stephenmatlock

  • I'm not going to open the door because I know Robert is with you.
  • I'm not going to open the door because I know that Robert is with you.
  • The first is preferred in formal writing.
  • the second includes the lazy "that," a word which gets thrown in everywhere.
  • It's not needed.
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I'm not going to open the door because I know Robert is with you.

I'm not going to open the door because I know that Robert is with you.

The first is preferred in formal writing. the second includes the lazy "that," a word which gets thrown in everywhere. It's not needed.

But both sentences need the verb "is."

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